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There’s been some big news in the past week (heck in the past half-hour!) concerning the New England Revolution and the Development Academy as a whole. Without much ado, lets just get to them headlines! Enjoy!

Zambia's K-Stars and PSV Eindhoven in action at last years tournament, from kickoff.com

Development Academy moves to 10-month season – Starting next fall, all development academy teams will play a 10-month season — expanded from seven months — similar to elite youth leagues around the world. See a video about this change here. Read what USSF bigwigs and club officials are saying about the move here. Got questions about the shift? Check the FAQ here.

A large part of what makes the extended season big news is it means Development Academy players will not be allowed to play for their high school teams, almost a sacred honor in the American sports ethos.

Teibert puts best foot forward – An in-depth look at Russell Teibert, a promising midfielder who is being touted as a model of the Whitecaps’ residency program.

Finally, in international soccer this past weekend, there was the good, the bad and the ugly.

The Good – Christiano Ronaldo scoring this golazo, Thierry Henry making all us Gooners think it’s 2004 with this stoppage-time game winner and Zambia exercising some ghosts of the past with an emotional victory at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Ugly – The EPL displayed the full spectrum of the beautiful (and not-so-beautiful) game this weekend. Nothing though, was more soap opera-esque and just plain shameful than the on-going drama between Manchester United’s Patrice Evra and Liverpool’s Luis Suarez. The worst part of the sport could be distilled in this GIF.